Hand weaving device



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Hymgn-Mzi Pal I ATTORNEYJ Patented Oct. 19, 1948 UNITED STATES TENT OFFICE 17 Claims.

1. This invention relates to an improvement in hand weaving devices which canreadily be handled While in use and which can readily bestored warp threads of the body portion, and: in which. the figures are so positioned: that-when the weft threads are interwoven with the warp threads they mayalso beinterwoven withth'e weft threads of the design.

Another'object of my invention is the provision of means whereby small designs may be woven on separate members then. successively. positioned on a supporting member on which the body of the article is woven and interwoven inthe body of the article during the weaving of the body.

Another object of my invention is the provision of means whereby strips or blocks of predetermined sizes may be woven with or without decorative figures and then secured to each other by weaving. crocheting orother means to. form the completed article.-

I-Iaving now described ina general way the nature and purpose of the invention, I: will proceed for illustrative purposes. to a detailed description of several devices. for; weaving inv accordance with my invention, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1- is a plan viewon a reduced scale-of. one formof support on whicha; plurality of blocks are removably mounted, some of which have been broken away to illustrate the manner of. mounting the. blocks thereon;

Fig. 2 is a sectional View on a larger scale of a portion of the support and blocks on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1-;.

Fig. 3 is an end view of another form of support for blocks such as shown inFigs. 1 and 2;

Fig. 4 is. a sectional view on the line 4--4 of Fig. 3;

Fig, 5- is. an end View of a portion of another formof support;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the 1ine=66 of Fig. 5;

Fig. '7 is a face view of a portion of a piece of material woven on a weaving device";

Fig. 8 is a plan view of a piece of fabric on a; large scale such as shown in Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 isa view of. a needle for positioning the: yarn during the weaving;

Fig. 10 is a sideelevation of a disc which may be mountedon a warp beam; v

Fig. 11 is a diagramv illustrating the laying of.

. the warp to be wound on a beam inconnection:

with a structure such as shownirr Figs. 1' andl2; and

Fig-12 is a similar diagram for laying up warp: to be wound on a. beam for forming a strip|on1astructuresuch as shown in- Figs. 5- and 6-.

Referring first to Figs. 1. and 2',.the.most simple form in which I have shown a board ID onwhich peg supporting blocks l2 are mounted, each being provided with a plurality of equally spaced open.- ings I4 for the reception of warp and weft thread: retaining pegs H5,

The openings alongthe edges of each. block. are. spaced one half the distance from the edges-otthe blocks as the spacing, of the openings inthe bodies of the blocks so that the spacing of. the openings in the assembled blocks in which pegs are insert-- ed are equally spaced. in both longitudinal. and. transverse directions regardless of the number or. positions of the blocks mounted on the board or support. resilient material so as to hug the inserted pins,. and formedbetween the openings are longitudinal and transverse V-shaped grooves I'B. on both sides. of the body portion forming projections whose walls taper outwardly from the body, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 which form spacesbetwe'en the laid warp threads for" the free passage of a weft carrying needle 40 under the warp threads. during the weaving as hereinafter described.

The board ii] is preferably provided with lines. such as indicated at 20 in Fig. 1, indicating" the positions in which the blocks I'Z are positioned, while the reference character IT designates a series, preferably five holes at each corner formed.

. by'the lines 20, whereby the blocks are secured'to the board by means of pegs l6 entering holes H in thebo'ard. If the holes for the block positioning pegs are not to be used for thread supporting pegs, the heads of the pins do not extend above the upper faces of the blocks I2 as shown at the right hand side of Fig; 2', but; if pegs are to be used for securing theblocks to the boards as well as for holding threads, extra long pegs I 6 are used as shown in Fig.2.

In Fig. '7, I have shown diagrammatically a strip The blocks are preferably formed of 3 of fabric 22 the length of four blocks and the width of three blocks, in the central portion of the space of each block a design 24 has been woven of a color different from that of the body portion in the blocks, which designs may diiier in color from each other.

In Fig. 1, the upper face of only one of the blocks I2 has been completed, while on the others only the centers for the peg openings have been indicated, but it is to be understood that the upper face of each block is shaped like the face of the single completed block.

I preferably form blocks three inches square, and, assuming a nineteen inch square board was used, six blocks each way could be mounted thereon or thirty-six blocks.

Assuming it was desired to weave a strip the width of three blocks and six blocks in length with a single design in the strip or a plurality of designs as shown in Fig. '7.

If the area of the design or of each design is that of a block or less than a single block, pegs designating the outline "of the design may be placed in the openings M of the blocks, while in any position on the board and the design woven thereon by first laying one set of threads on the pegs andthen interweaving the other or cross threads therewith leaving the ends of the threads free to be interlocked or connected with thebody forming threads. After the designs have been woven'onthe blocks, they are positioned at the proper positions on the board Ii! or may be positioned before the Weaving is done, and, after being properly positioned, blocksare positioned on the board-topermit theplacing of a complete row of pins along each marginal edge of the strip to be woven; 1 1

"The warp threads for the body forming portions are first laid by extending the through threads on the sides of the design from end to end of the blocks, while those in the line of the design are merely laid from the edge pegs to the marginal pegs forming the'design or from the marginal pegs of one design toan adjacent design.

Y After the warp threads have been laid, the through weft threads are woven from edge to edge of the strip, then between the edges of the designs and then from the edges of the strip to the outer margin of a design, and then from the inner margins of one design to the inner margin of an adjacent design or in any other desired order.

If it is desired to form astrip of greater length than the length of the board, several strips may be woven 'as above described and secured to each other by crocheting or by weaving a strand through the loops which engage the pegs.

A second strip may be formed integral with the first strip by placing the warp loops which surround the lower pegs along the lower edges of the lower blocks and .loopingthem on the pegs at the upper edge of the upper blocks and then passing each warp thread aroundthe pegs and through the loop thereon during the-laying of the Warp for thenext strip and repeating theweaving, as above described. I

, In Figs. 3 and 4, I have shown a modified form in which a warp beam 26 is mounted for rotation on removable spindles 2? in brackets 28 connected to each other by a cross member 28, while the brackets are connected to the bottom of the board 10 by screws 2-8'f'which are provided with knurled heads. :The beamis provided with end flanges 29, and located between each flange and the-adjacent bracket 28 is a spring member 32 o 4 maintaining a braking action on the beam to maintain the warp threads taut.

The beam may be provided with fixed discs 3| spaced equally with the pegs in the blocks the full length of the beam, and may be provided with slots 33 into which the loops of the warp threads are slipped as hereinafter described.

One method of windin warp on the beam for weaving a plain strip, without designs, is as follows:

The brackets 28, together with the cross-bar 28, are disconnected from the board It] by removing the screWs 28". The board In is provided with end transvers rows l0! and 02 with intermediate rows therebetween, which extend across the full width of the board. The board l0, together With the blocks thereon, is then positioned on a table or other support with the beam parallel to the transverse rows of blocks, as shown in Fig. 11, with the discs 3! in the plane of the longitudinal rows of openings for the 'pegs and in the beam 26 at a distance from the peg l6 slightly greater than the length of the strip to be woven. Additional pegs are then positioned in'each of the openingsin'the transverse row in which the peg I6 is positioned, about which the warp threads for the strip are looped. The end of the thread for forming the warp is connected to peg l5 and the thread is thenlooped in the slot 33 of disc 3| in th plane of said peg to form the first warp, the thread is carried back and looped around the peg next to peg 16 to lay the second warp thread, then back to the beam and looped in the slot in the next disc to lay the third warp thread, which operation is repeated during the laying of the warp threads for the entire width of the strip to be woven, the other end of the thread being secured'to a peg or a disc.

After the through warp threads have been placed on the pegs l6 and the discs 3!, the beam is wound counterclockwise to wind the warp on the beam between the various discs and during the winding the board and beam are drawn towards each other, the winding is continued until I only sufiicient unwound warp is left to permit the positioning'of the board I!) over'the brackets and securing the board to them by-means of the screws 28 the remaining slack is thenwound on the beam by a counter-clockwise movement of the beam 26*, so that the threads 'will then extend from the underside of the beam, around the board l0, over transverse row "H to the pegs in the transverse line with peg 16 in the openings in the blocks in transverse row I02 of blocks. Pegs are then placed in the row of openings along the outer edge of blocks in the transverse row Hll, as well as in each opening in the vertical lines at the vertical edges of the strip to be woven.

After the warp has been wound on thebeam, the weft is interwoven with the warp over the entire length of the blocks set up on the board, and, after the full length has been woven, the woven fabric on the rows of blocks beyond the row H3! is removed from the pegs and the'blocks in row 02 with the pegs therein are removed from the board it), the blocks in row ID! with the fabric on the pegs are positioned to replace transverse row 32 with fabric across the entire face of each of the blocks in the row, while the blocks removed from row l 62 are positioned to form row NH and, if the pegs have not been removed, the blocks can be reversed to position pegs along the longitudinal edges of the strip being woven as well as along the left hand edge of the row of blocks H12, the beam 26 being turned by the withdrawal of thread 5. during the transfer of the. row of blocks to their new positions to form row l2. Weft threads are then interwoven successively on the block in the rows from row Ill2through. row I101, and a similar transfer of blocks is made, which process is repeated throughout the weaving of the strip.

Itit isdesired to weave designs of the color of the warp and another color, pegs are inserted in predetermined blocks forming the outlines of the designs, and a weft thread of a color, other than the ground, is interwoven with the warp within the outline of the designs formed by the pegs, and" looped about pegs of the design outlines, ground colored weft'threads are then interwoven with the warp threads on the exterior of. the outline of'the pegs and looped with loops of the design weft threads around the design. outline pegs.

In'Figs. 5 and 6, I have shown another modified form of device in which arc-shaped blocks l2 are mounted, on a cylinder w in the same manner' as blocks t2 are mounted on board It! in the structure shown in Figs. 1 to l.

The blocks 12 may be molded to form but I preferto use blocks such as shown in cross section in Fig. 2 in which the blocks are curved about the cylinder and which may be used on cylinders of different diameters whose peripheries are such as'to receive the desired number of blocks edge to edge so that the transverse rows of pins in adaj'cent blocks are equal to those in the bodies of the blocks. When such blocks are curved on a cylinder the openings therethrough will extend in radial directions and match with radiallyex: tending openings in the cylinders, the spacing varying around the periphery in accordance with the curving of the blocks, decreasing from the largest diameter to the smallest diameter of cylinders.

The beam 2B may also be provided with properly spaced discs 31 the cylinder i and a beam- 2-6 are rotatably mounted in standards 2B connected to each other bya cross member 28 as in the structure shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the beam 26 also being frictionally held by springs 32*.

The standards 28 are each provided with a groove 35 through which the ends of" shaft 2'! to which the beam Z6 -is secured may be removedto permit the beam to be positioned'for the recaption of warp threads of greater length than required for the blocks on the cylinder.

In order to retain the cylinder t fixed while weaving, a reduced end 34 0f the cylinder'isprovided with a series of spaced openings 36, and the bracket 28* is provided with an opening with which the openings 36 can be brought in register, and 38 is a pin in the opening in bracket 28 adapted to be entered in the openings 36 to-lock the cylinder to the brackets.

In the form shown in Figs. and 6, strips of at least four blocks in length can be woven by directly laying the through warp threads around the blocks, with the loopsv at both ends surround;- ing the'same row of warp retaining pegs or'longer' strips can be formed by weaving strips of four block. lengths to each other as on the board or support in' Figs. 1 and 2;

Continuous stripsmay also be woven as with the structure shown in Figs. 5 and 6', but without transferring the blocks with the woven fabric from one position to another as is done wit-bathe board in Figs. 3 and 4.

In weaving a continuous strip on a cylindrical structure having four blocks as inFigs. 5 and 6, the.- proper: length of warp.- threads: ismeasured andwound: on the. beam as shown". in Fig. 12;

a sagorr The. shaft 21? together with therheam: 26w

thereon is removed from: thestandards: 28?: through the slots 35. inthe: standards andpost tioned in standards 28 in slots 35. therein-,the'n. positioning the standards 28 andlflP-the required: distance from each other with the axis of the beam parallel with the axis of thecylinder to. provide the proper length of warpf'ors the strip to be woven.

The warp threads: are then laid between a row of pegs I6 in one of. the blocks on the cylinder-toe and: discs 3 on the beam 26* as: describedsin. connection with Fig. 11 and after" the warp. threads have been laid, they are: wound on the beam andithe beam-is transferred: from the standiards 28? to the standards 28? and all of the slack: in the warp is taken up so: that the warp threads; extend from thebeam'zli to the cylinder .fll asz shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6.

After the warp has been. wound on the beam",

weaving of the weft; with thewarp. over at least three blocks may be completed. and a transverse: row' of pegs may be placedin the fabric a-s-de--- scribed in. connectionnwith the weaving on; the structure shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

The fabric may then; be. removed from the row of blockson' whichtheweftwas first woven witli the warp; and then weaving: the weft. with. the warp on the fourth row, after which the fabric: can be removed from the second row of blocks, then again weaving the weft on the next row (or the row on which the weft was first woven), and repeating this procedure leaving fabric on two rows of blocks between'the row just cleared of fabric and the row on which the weft. is to be woven.

Tubular members of variousdiameters may be woven by providing cylinders of the desired diameters for the reception of the proper number of blocks |I2 for forming the tube.

A; tubular member, such as a sleeve, of. a diameter substantially that of the periphery of an annular set of four blocks l2? mounted on a cylinder Ill such as shown in Fig. 6, and asufficient number of annular sets across the cylinder, as shown in Fig. 5, to form the desired length of the tube, may be woven by placing a peg in each of two annular rows of openings spaced from each other, the distance substantially that of the length of the tube to be woven. One row of pegs may be positioned in openings to form the margin of the cufi of a sleeve at one end of the tube, while the other rowmay be positioned to forman edge on the other end of the tube to be seamed to the arm hole in a woven garment. The warp threads are laid, for example, by securing the end of the thread to any peg in the right-hand annular row, carrying the thread across the cylinder, looping'the thread in a clockwise direction about the peg in the next transverse row of holes in the left-hand annular row of pegs, then looping the thread in the reverse direction. about the peg neXt'to the peg to which the end of the'thread is secured, and continuously carrying the thread back and forth and loopingv about each successive peg in the annular rows except the last peg in the left-hand row (the peg in the row to which the thread was fastened) and securing the other end of'the thread to the last peg, so that an uneven number of warp threads is laid. across the blocks. The weft threads" are then interwoven round after round with the transverse warpthreads from one end of the-tubularmember to theother.

After all of the weft threads have beeninterwoven wlththe warp: threads, the woven tube can readily be removed by first removing all of the pegs securing the blocks to the cylinder, the tendency of the blocks to assume their original form'will stretch the woven tube slightly so that the'blocks and tube can readily be stripped from the cylinder.

If it is desired to break up a straight line seam, the pegs about which the warp threads are to be wrapped may be laid in any desired order so long as there is a warp holding peg in each annular row of openings to form the full length of'the tube to be woven. g

In the'foregoing, I have described several way of weaving, but it will be appreciated that after the majority of persons have become acquainted with either device, they will develop various methods of their own, both for weaving strips and blocks as well as designs of articles for which they may lay out patterns on cross-line paper for weaving various types of wearing apparel which may be woven to exact sizes as well as shapes which may be woven in fiat form and seamed together or in tubular form with or without seams.

It will be evident that numerous variations in the structure of the invention may be made without departing from theprinciples thereof as defined in the following claims.

What I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is: 1

1. A device of the character described comprising a support having av plurality of equally spaced holes in rows at right angles to each other for the reception of pegs about'which warp and weft threads are adapted to be wound during weaving, the distance between one edge of the support and'the adjacent row of holes being substantially equal to one half the distance between adjacent rows of holes. I

2. A device of the character described com prising a support formed of resilient material having a plurality of equally spaced holes in rows at right angles toeach other for the reception of pegs about which warp and weft threads are adapted to be wound during weaving, the distance between two edges of the support and'the adjacent row of holes being substantially equal to one half the distance between adjacent rows of holes.

3. A device of the character described 'comprising a rectangular support having a plurality of equally spaced holes in rows at rightangles to each other for the reception of pegs about which warp and weft threads are adapted to be wound during weaving, said rows of holes being parallel to the edges of the support, the distance between three'edges of the support and the adjacent row of holes being substantially equal to one half the distance between adjacent rows of holes.

4. Adevice of the character described comprising'a square support having a plurality of equally spaced holes in rows at right angles to each other for the reception of pegs about which warp and weft threads are adapted to be wound during weaving, said rows of holes being parallel to the edges of the support, the distance between each edge ofthe support and the adjacent row of holes being equal to one half the distance between adjacent rows of holes, whereby a plurality of supports may be assembled so that the distance between adjacent rows of holes of two supports placed side by side are as equally spaced from each other as those in the other portionsof the supports.

5. A device of the character describedc0mprising a supporting base and a plurality of rectangular blocks each having a plurality of equally spaced holes in rows at right angles toeach other and parallel to the edges of the blocks for the reception of pegs about which warp and weft threads are adapted to be wound during weaving, the rows of holes along the edges of the edges of adjacent blocks being spaced the same distance from each other as from other adjacent rows, some of the holes at each corner of each block extending through the blocks, the supporting base having designated openings therein registering with the through openings in the blocks for the reception of pegs extending through the blocks for securing the blocks in predetermined positions on the base member.

6. A device of the character described comprising a supporting base and a plurality of rectangular blocks each having a plurality of equally spaced holes in rows at right angles to each other and parallel to the edges of the blocks for the reception of pegs about which warp and weft threads are adapted to be wound during weaving, the rows of holes along the edges of the edges of adjacent blocks being spaced the same distance from each other as from other adjacent rows, some of the holes at each corner of each block extending through the blocks, the supporting basehaving designating means including openings therein registering with the through openings in the blocks for the reception of pegs extending through the blocks for securing the blocks in predetermined positions on the base member.

'7. A device of the character described comprising an annular rotatably mounted supporting base and a plurality of rectangular arcuate blocks each having a plurality of equally spaced holes in rows at right angles to each other and parallel to the edges of the blocks for the reception of pegs about which warp and weft threads are adapted to be wound during weaving, the rows of holes along the edges of the adjacent blocks being spaced the same distance from each other as from other adjacent rows, some of the holes at each corner of each block extending through the blocks, the supporting base having designating means including openings therein registering with the through openings in the blocks for the reception of pegs extending through the blocks for securing the blocks in predeterminedpositions on the base member,

8. A device of the character described comprising an annular rotatably mounted supporting base and a plurality of rectangular arcuate blocks each having a plurality of equally spaced holes in rows at right angles to each other and parallel to the edges of the blocks for the reception of pegs about which warp and weft threads are adapted to be wound during weaving, the rows of holes along the edges of the edges of adjacent blocks being spaced the same distance from each other as from other adjacent rows, some of the'holes' at each corner of each block extending through the blocks, the supporting base having designating means including openings therein registering with the through openings in the blocks for the reception ofpegs extending through the blocks for securing the blocks in predetermined positions on the base member and a warp beam rotatably mounted in parallel relation to the rotatable base.

'9. A device of the character described comprising an annular rotatably mounted supporting base and a plurality of rectangular arcuate blocks the edges of theblocks for the reception of pegs about which warp and weft-threads are adapted to be wound during weaving, the rows of holes along the edges of the edges of adjacent blocks being spaced the same distance from eachother as from other adjacent rows, some of the holes at each corner of each block extending through the blocks, the supporting base having designating means including openings therein registering with the through openings in the blocks for the reception of pegs extending through the blocks for securing the blocks in predetermined positions on the base member, a warp beam rotatably mounted ,in parallel relation to the rotatable base and means for restraining the rotation of the warp beam.

10. A hand weaving device of the character described comprising a block having an intermediate body portion, upper and lower portions, the upper and lower portions each having a plurality of equally spaced projections in rows at right angles to each other, the projections on the upper portion being opposite those on the lower portion, there being through peg receiving openings extending through the opposite projections and the intermediate body portion, and a plurality of pegs adapted to be removably inserted into said openings in predetermined positions to outline varying borders of an article to be woven with warp and Weft threads, the openings in the block being in equally spaced rows at right angles to each other while the Openings in the rows are spaced from each other a distance equal to the distance between rows, each opening being at a junction between two rows at right angles to each other thus permitting the positioning of properly spaced pegs to form varying outlines of the article to be woven.

11. A hand weaving device of the character described comprising a block having an intermediate body portion, upper and lower portions, the upper and lower portions each having a plurality of equally spaced projections in rows at right angles to each other, the walls of said projections tapering outwardly from the body, the projections on the upper portion being opposite those on the lower portion, there being through peg receiving openings extending through the opposite projections and the intermediate body portion, and a plurality of pegs adapted to be removably inserted into said openings in predetermined positions to outline varying borders of an article to be woven with warp and weft threads, the openings in the block being in equally spaced rows at right angles to each other while the openings in the rows are spaced from each other a distance equal to the distance between rows, each opening being at a junction between two rows at right angles to each other thus permitting the positioning of properly spaced pegs to form varying outlines of the article to be woven.

12. A device of the character described comprising a square support having a plurality of equally spaced holes in rows at right angles to each other for the reception of pegs about which warp and weft threads are adapted to be wound during weaving, said rows of holes being parallel to the edges of the support, the distance between each edge of the support and the adjacent row of holes being equal to one half the distance between adjacent rows of holes, whereby a plurality of supports may be assembled so that the distance between adjacent rows of holes of two supports 10 placed side by side are as equally spaced from each other as those in the other portions of the supports and means for. securing adjacent supports to each other.

13. A hand weaving device comprising a block having a plurality of pin receiving holes and a plurality of pins adaptedto beremovably inserted into said holes in predetermined positions to outline varying borders of an article to .be woven with warp and weft threads, the holes in the block being in equally spaced rows at right anglesto each other while-the holes in the rows are spaced from each other a distance equal to the distance between rows, each hole being at a junction between two rows at right angles to each. other thus permitting the positioning of properly spaced pins to form varying outlines of the article to be woven.

14. A hand weaving device comprising a block having a pluralityo'f pin receiving holes and a plurality of pins adapted to be removable inserted into said holes in predetermined positions'to outline varying borders of an article to be woven with warp and weft threads as well as the outline of a design within the article, the holes in the block being in equally spaced rows at right angles to each other while the holes in the rows are spaced from each other a distance equal to the distance between rows, each hole being at a junction between two rows at right angles to each other thus permitting the positioning of properly spaced pins to form varying outlines of the article.

15. A hand weaving device comprising a block having a plurality of pin receiving holes and a plurality of pins adapted to be removably inserted into said holes in predetermined positions to outline varying borders of an article to be woven with warp and weft threads, one set of threads being passed about oppositely disposed pins while the other set of threads are passed about other oppositely disposed pins transversely to the first threads and interwoven with the first threads during the passage from pin to pin, the holes in the block being in equally spaced rows at right angles to each other while the holes in the rows are spaced from each other a distance equal to the distance between rows, each hole being at a junction between two rows at right angles to each other thus permitting the positioning of properly spaced pins to form varying outlines of the article and a design to be woven therein and interwoven therewith.

16. A hand weaving device for weaving an article having a body portion and a design portion interwoven therewith, each portion being woven of a single set of parallel longitudinal threads and a single set of parallel transverse threads, at least one set of interwoven threads in the body and design portion merely extending to the junction of the body and the design and interwoven with each other at the junction, a peg supporting block having a plurality of holes and a plurality of pegs adapted to be removably seated in holes in said peg supporting block, the said holes being in equally spacedparallel rows extending longitudinally and transversely of each other so there is provided a hole at the junction of each longitudinal row with a transverse row as well as at the crossing of each longitudinal row with a transverse row, the arrangement being such that openings for the reception of pegs forming the outline of variously shaped articles as well as the outline of variously shaped designs in said first outline about which threads of the body portion woven of warp and weft threads with a design of warp and weft threads. interwoven with the woven body portion at the junctions thereof to form an integral part of the article, said device comprising a peg supporting block having a plurality of holes and a plurality of pegs adapted to be removably seated in holes in said peg supporting block, the said holes being in equally spaced parallel rows extending longitudinally and transversely of each other so there is provided a hole at the junction of each longitudinal row with a transverse row as well as at the crossing of each longitudinal row with a transverse row, so that pegsinserted in any hole at the cross over of a longitudinal row and a transverse row is in position for winding a body weaving thread and a design weaving thread around the said peg and interweaving with each other the threads of the body portion and the design at their junction during the passage of one of said threads around the peg, and other pegs beyond the pegs about which threads of the body portion and the design portion are wound and interwoven around which the ends of the threads forming the body of the article beyond the design are wound.

HYMAN M. ZIPPEL.

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